Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"Well, go to inspect the government office right now, and get the people below ready. Work hard during this time, and don't let those rebels from the White Lotus Sect make any noise..."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jing waved his hand again: "Forget it, I'd better go in person."

Hastily rushed to the inspection office, assembled the inspection department soldiers to make arrangements, and after promising various generous rewards, Zhao Jing finally felt relieved.

After making such a fuss, he didn't have the intention of going out to show off his might, so he walked leisurely from the lobby of the government office into the backyard.

There is naturally a house in the backyard connected to the government office, which is used as the inspector's residence, but Zhao Jing dislikes this house as quite shabby, so since he took office as inspector, he has been living in his ancestral house.

As an inspector's mansion, even though he didn't live in it, servants are indispensable to take care of it on weekdays. Even, for enjoyment, Zhao Jing arranged many servants in the house.

The melons, fruits and fine wine had already been prepared in the courtyard, and Zhao Jing lay leisurely on the reclining chair, surrounded by beautiful concubines, feeling very comfortable.

"Zhao Xunjian's life is really enviable to Li!"

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded in the courtyard, which immediately made Zhao Jing's scalp numb. He suddenly turned over, and saw that there were two more people in the courtyard.

"Who are you, dare to trespass and inspect the government office without authorization, do you know what crime you should be guilty of!"

It has been a few years since he was a patrol inspector. Although he was flustered, Zhao Jing quickly stabilized his mind and yelled directly.

As soon as the words fell, a set of scrolls flew towards him suddenly, and finally landed on the stone table beside Zhao Jing.

Seeing this battle, Zhao Jing was also a little uncertain, picked up the scroll on the table suspiciously, picked it up and looked at it, his face changed instantly, and he quickly bowed and saluted:

"My subordinate inspected the Zhao territory in Shanyin, and met the envoy of Jin Yiwei!"

"There is no need for inspections. They are newcomers, and they need a lot of help from inspector Zhao!"

Li Xiu walked forward slowly, and the young man in Jin Yiwei followed closely behind him.

"I don't know why the envoy came to Shanyin this time?"

Looking at the rather young Li Xiu in front of him, Zhao Jing couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive. As we all know, Jin Yiwei is not easy to mess with. For a long time, countless descendants of powerful figures have been sealed in Jinyiwei!

This has led to the fact that no matter how inconspicuous an existence seems, it is very likely that it is a descendant relative of a powerful person, and the power behind it is terrifying.

The Jinyiwei in front of him is so young, in Zhao Jing's view, he must be a descendant of some powerful person who took advantage of the White Lotus Sect's rebellion to gild the Jinyiwei.

Although his inspection is enough to be king in Shanyin County, but in the eyes of the real rich and powerful, he is not even as good as an ant.

One is not good, he didn't know how he died when he was run over, so he couldn't help being careless.

Chapter 40 Messages

Zhao Jing looked at Li Xiu eagerly, and after waiting for a while, Li Xiu didn't answer. Instead, he picked up the melons and fruits on the stone table in front of him and tasted them leisurely.

In doubt, when he saw the servant girl beside him who didn't dare to say anything, he immediately reacted, and quickly ordered the servant girl to step back. Things in the courtyard.

Only then did he hear Li Xiu's reply.

"According to Jin Yiwei's secret report, there are Bailian believers lurking in Shanyin County, trying to plot evil. Li came here this time to bring these rebels to justice!"

"It's a serious matter. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, I came to visit the mansion secretly. Please forgive me for the abruptness."

Hearing this, Zhao Jing's scalp felt a little numb. Although he was on guard, he really didn't expect the White Lotus Sect to exist in Shanyin County. After all, his Zhao family has been rooted in Shanyin for more than a hundred years, not to mention deeply rooted. , but you can get a rough idea whenever there is a sign of trouble.

But what Li Xiu said in front of him, how dare he ignore it, he just thought it was because the White Lotus Sect hid it too deeply.

"Don't dare to dare, the envoy has important things to do, and everything should be the most important thing."

After replying respectfully, Zhao Jing stood aside silently, and couldn't help thinking about Li Xiu's secret plan for entering the mansion.

"The news that Jin Yiwei and I have been ordered to come to Shanyin has not been revealed yet. It is a good thing that the enemy is out in the dark."

"This time I came here in secret, I just wanted to let you know in advance. I will continue to investigate secretly. If necessary, I still need to trouble the inspector Zhao to mobilize the troops of the inspection department to find out the gang of rebels!"

"It's easy to say, it's my duty to suppress the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, please rest assured!"

"Everything in the city remains unchanged, but please send a few inspectors to watch at the gates of each city. Don't make too much noise, and act in a covert manner so as not to startle the snake. If there is anything unusual, please notify me as soon as possible!"

With a leisurely sentence, Li Xiucai waved to the young man in Jinyiwei beside him.

"So, Li Zhen, you will stay with Zhao Xunjian during this time!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Li Zhen clasped his fists in response, walked to Zhao Jing's side in a few steps, and stood there like a wooden stake.

At this time, Li Xiucai looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Don't worry Zhao Xunjian, if this trip is successful, it will be due to Zhao Xunjian's contribution to you!"

After finishing speaking, Li Xiu took a step forward, his figure suddenly rose, he jumped up, and disappeared from Zhao Jing's field of vision after a few ups and downs.

Looking at the disappearing Li Xiu, and at the Jin Yiwei standing in front of him like a wooden stake, Zhao Jing suddenly wanted to cry without tears.

He is a small inspection, He Dehe Neng, there is Jin Yiwei accompanying him...

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"Brother Xiu, have you gone to see the inspector?"

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Erwazi came over.

Not only him, but other teenagers called back by Li Xiu subconsciously moved closer.

"When I saw the patrol inspector, I was notified. If something happened, it would not be sudden."

Li Xiu replied, but he didn't pay much attention to it. If he hadn't found the traces of those men in black last night, he wouldn't have come into contact with the inspector so quickly.

According to his thinking, at least he had to wait until he had a thorough understanding of the situation in Shanyin County before contacting the patrol inspection. This time it really exceeded expectations.

While thinking about it, Li Xiu looked at the Erwazi and the others in front of him, and slowly told what he saw and heard at night, which immediately caught the eyes of the Erwazi and the others. Brainwashing has long been focused on making meritorious deeds, and now they are all excited when they hear that they have discovered the traces of the White Lotus Sect.

"The previous arrangement remains the same, you guys dress up and go to the west of the city, probably this place..."

"Liu Zhu, you guys go and stare at the city gates, be careful, don't let anyone find out."

Li Xiu drew a small circle on the map of the city he had drawn, with a very serious expression.

"Brother Xiu, don't worry, I will definitely find out those members of the White Lotus Sect!"

Erwazi immediately patted his chest and promised.

"Calm down, kid. This is not a joke. This group of thieves are not inferior in martial arts. After you find out, you must not scare the snake..."

After scolding, Li Xiu gave a few more instructions, and then waved his hand to signal them to leave.

Li Xiu sat alone in the courtyard, staring at the map of the city in his hand for a while, when he was about to go out, there was a sudden knock on the door, which immediately made him vigilant.

Standing up abruptly, he picked up the long knife and walked silently to the back of the courtyard gate. Looking through the gap in the courtyard gate, he saw an ox cart parked outside the gate. Shopkeeper Wu and Old Doctor Liu.

"I'm coming."

In response, Li Xiu jumped up, hid the long knife in the room, glanced at the courtyard, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he quickly walked over and opened the courtyard door.

At first, Li Xiu was still a little puzzled as to why he had to bother the shopkeeper of the pharmacy and the doctor to go out together with just a few boxes of medicinal materials, but after a few words of pleasantries, a word from the old doctor surnamed Sun made Li Xiu understand the purpose of the two of them.

"I am ashamed. Seeing the young master's medical skills, I really can't control myself. That's why I asked the shopkeeper to come here and want to discuss something with the young master. Please forgive me for the abruptness!"

After being stunned for a moment, Li Xiu quickly reacted, and waved his hand: "The old man is absurd, please!"

"My lord, this house is quite extraordinary!"

Walking into the yard, shopkeeper Wu seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said something.

Li Xiu was puzzled: "Why did the shopkeeper say that?"

"This house was the residence of Mr. Liu, a Wujin scholar in my Shanyin County. The year before last, Mr. Liu passed away, and his descendants were unfilial. In just a few years, the family property was wiped out. This house was also mortgaged... "

"Wu Jinshi?"

Li Xiu frowned, obviously surprised.

"I heard that Mr. Liu was the top three in high school back then. Although the martial arts of the country was not named top three, in my Shanyin County, the old man is honored as Wu Jinshi..."

"then……"

Shopkeeper Wu's every word really attracted Li Xiu's attention. After listening carefully, Li Xiu finally understood the reason.

According to what shopkeeper Wu said, Mr. Liu's name is Liu Xin. He participated in the martial arts examination for more than ten years in Wanli.

The martial arts system in the Ming Dynasty was not perfect, coupled with the fact that the first priority was hereditary military positions, and that civil officials were more important than martial arts, and the dignified martial arts were all controlled by civil officials, so the glory of martial arts was naturally not worth mentioning.

Not only was there no distinction between titles such as Wu Zhuangyuan, Wu Bangyan, and Wu Tanhua, but in the end, even if the treatment received by the first-ranked scholar was far inferior to that of an ordinary Jinshi in the imperial examination...

Chapter 41 Art of War

After all, 90.00% of the military generals in the Ming Dynasty were under the hereditary system. The military generals born in the martial arts were neither liked by civil officials nor accepted by their own generals. Except for a few exceptions, most of them were given idle positions , waiting for an alternate day.

And this Liu Xin is naturally no exception, he waited hard all his life, until the time of his death, he did not wait for the imperial court's order.

Just listening to shopkeeper Wu's few words, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of sadness.

A martial arts exam, spread all over the country, and the third place in the top rank has never used what he has learned to serve the country in his whole life.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't!

It has to be said that it is really a kind of sadness.

"That's right, I still remember, when Mr. Liu took part in the martial arts competition and reached the top all the way, what an honor it was, but I didn't expect..."

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper!"

Before the old doctor surnamed Liu finished speaking, there was a rush of shouts outside the courtyard, and then a young servant hurried into the courtyard, and the breathless voice sounded again: "The shopkeeper... ...Mr. Liu, a patient came to the pharmacy. He seems to have been poisoned deeply. It feels like he won't be able to last much longer..."

Hearing this, shopkeeper Wu and Mr. Liu looked at each other, said a few words to Li Xiu, then hastily ended the visit and left in a hurry.

The courtyard was quiet again, but there were several large boxes of medicinal materials. After closing the courtyard door, Li Xiu didn't go to check the medicinal materials immediately, but walked into the study.

The study room is not too big, except for some necessary furniture, there are no other decorations. There is only a bookshelf behind the desk, which is extremely conspicuous.

Seeing this bookshelf at the time, Li Xiu randomly picked out two books to read, but they were all Confucian classics. Li Xiu thought that the former owner of this house was a literati, but unexpectedly he was a martial arts scholar!

"I don't know if there are any martial arts secrets left..."

With strange expectations, Li Xiu walked quickly to the bookshelf, flipping through the books.

"The Analects? Martial arts people still read this stuff?"

Flipping through the books one after another, to Li Xiu's disappointment, most of them were Confucian classics and some stereotyped essays that he couldn't understand at all.

"Ok?"

When he browsed to the bottom of the bookshelf and looked at the books in his hand, Li Xiu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, as if he had some interest.

After some searching, Li Xiu cleared out more than a dozen books.

Sitting casually behind the desk, Li Xiu picked up a book and read it with great interest.

Through the four big characters "Ji Xiao's new book" on the cover of the book, one can clearly see what the content of this book is!

The well-known Qi Shaobao led the Qi family army across the north and south, and left two volumes of military books handed down to future generations, that is "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Real Records of Military Training!"

As for the other books on the table, there is no doubt that they are all military books.

There are Sun Tzu's Art of War, Wei Liaozi's, Liu Tao's Art of War, and many strategic methods, as well as the Fire Dragon Artifact Formation.

Li Xiu was not too surprised to see so many military books at first glance. Although military science is important, printing in this era is also unprecedentedly prosperous. Although military books are rare, it is not difficult to collect some as long as you put your mind into it.

What's more, Liu Xin is a martial arts scholar, and it would be a strange thing if he didn't have military books.

After all, although martial arts in the Ming Dynasty were not popular, under the leadership of civil servants, military strategy was still emphasized, and the assessment of martial arts ability tended to be formalized and was not taken seriously. Then Liu Xinneng's high school was top three, not to mention martial arts. On the one hand, it should be fine.

These thoughts flashed through his mind. Li Xiu opened the cover quite casually, and the font came into view. Adapt, but not completely unreadable.

The opening chapter is just a preface, which tells the story of Qi Jiguang's lifelong battle, which seems to be regarded as a short memoir.

After flipping through it with interest, Li Xiu seemed to think of something, his expression froze for a moment, and then, his eyes immediately fixed on Ji Xiao's new book in his hand again.

"Martial arts... medical books... so can military books..."

While mumbling, Li Xiu suddenly stood up, but there was a strange excitement between his brows.

In this era, how can there be no gold and iron horses, and the battlefield is criss-crossed!

He is not a genius, nor can he use the simple things in military training to conquer the world. Even now, there are only more than ten soldiers in command, and he feels that there are too many things to learn when he is not fighting on the battlefield. many.

It is completely conceivable that if he wants to lead the army one day, how far he has to go!

But if these military books can be turned into a skill like a medical book, each skill is completely understood!

Even if it's just talking on paper, it will definitely be a great help to him!

Just a small flag, in the future he will have a lot of opportunities to combine what is on paper with practice!

A series of thoughts flashed in his mind, Li Xiu did not hesitate at all, and took this new book of Ji Xiao in his hand again, this time, without the slightest neglect, Li Xiu also studied every word very seriously.

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